Maziarz Pitches Kindler, Genlter Majority

Sen. George Maziarz is not going to follow up on his reported plan to challenge his fellow Republican, Dean Skelos, for the majority leader post if the GOP succeeds in taking back the majority when the recount dust clears, but he is pushing for a different approach in dealing with the minority.

After decades of operating under the take-no-prisoners model of majority leadership, the GOP got a taste of its own medicine in 2008 when it lost control of the chamber – and all the perks that go along with it, from staffing cash to offices to member item money – in 2008.

After two years of laboring in the minority, a number of Republicans have seen the light, apparently. Maziarz, for example, enthusiastically endorsed the idea of cooperation on votes (as long as they have nothing to do with tax and spending hikes) and spreading the wealth around.

“If everything is going to be this close, not every vote has to be 32-30…,” Maziarz told me. “You know, there’s a lot of other areas I think we can get along on, get along with each other and move forward.”

“…That is a great area to start, equal distribution of resources, absolutely. Senator Bonacic, a Republican, by the way, has been preaching that gospel for years.”

There’s no doubt about it that on anything that matters, Deano will have the Senator’s under his wing voting in lock step. Maybe on some of the nonesense bills there will be crossings, but not much else…
Regardless of the posturing going on, Deano will relish the day when he dispatches a Capital staffer to scrape off the door name plates from the offices of those that did that to him not long ago.
Things are not looking up for cordial relationships come Jan., but there is some hope that given the leadership of the Governor-elect that perhaps there can be meaningful and peaceful discussions that bring about the change that New York so desperately needs….But then again, the relationship between the Governor-elect and the Speaker may be a challenge in itself and Deano who is almost, but not quite, as cagey as the Speaker, may come out looking pretty good [eish- can’t believe I wrote that..]

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